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In reply to the discussion: Apartment tenants told they must get rid of their guns or move. [View all]tumtum
(438 posts)140. There is some precedence for the overturning of public housing gun bans.
http://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/05/us/high-court-in-maine-overturns-ban-on-guns-in-public-housing.html
Colorado has a state pre-emption law except for Denver County/City.
High Court in Maine Overturns Ban on Guns in Public Housing
Published: April 05, 1995
Maine's highest court struck down a 20-year state ban on guns in public housing projects today in a case that has been watched as a test of the ability of public housing agencies to restrict guns to prevent violence.
Sidestepping the constitutional issue of the right to bear arms, the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine ruled, 6 to 0, that the Portland Housing Authority lacked authority under state law to regulate the possession of guns.
A 1989 state law gave the state exclusive authority to regulate guns. And in a state where hunting is popular, it is unlikely that the Maine Legislature will enact a ban on guns in the projects.
Published: April 05, 1995
Maine's highest court struck down a 20-year state ban on guns in public housing projects today in a case that has been watched as a test of the ability of public housing agencies to restrict guns to prevent violence.
Sidestepping the constitutional issue of the right to bear arms, the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine ruled, 6 to 0, that the Portland Housing Authority lacked authority under state law to regulate the possession of guns.
A 1989 state law gave the state exclusive authority to regulate guns. And in a state where hunting is popular, it is unlikely that the Maine Legislature will enact a ban on guns in the projects.
Colorado has a state pre-emption law except for Denver County/City.
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discntnt_irny_srcsm
Aug 2013
#121
Chances are greater far greater that you will die by the hands of a criminal with a gun rather than
spin
Aug 2013
#84
There is the federal fair housing act and many states have Renters' Rights laws.
dballance
Aug 2013
#72
You better read your state and local laws and any rental agreement you enter into.
dballance
Aug 2013
#76
None of those places are a persons' dwelling- and that makes a huge difference.
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2013
#100
Legally, it *is* your home, and there's lots of case law to back that up.
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2013
#10
His only worry is how to spend his share of the settlement from the management company.
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2013
#15
He doesn't have the right to search for drugs either....but if he finds out you have them....
VanillaRhapsody
Aug 2013
#63
but guns never cause holes in floors, walls, ceilings, furnishings, tenants......
lastlib
Aug 2013
#24
Can I get some vinaigrette and extra croutons to go with that salad?
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2013
#9
GOOD! If they own the property....they HAVE the right to prohibit them.
VanillaRhapsody
Aug 2013
#54
It provides an alternative for those who believe that living surrounded by guns . . .
MrModerate
Aug 2013
#92
-3 for not using the terms "gun safety", "reasonable" and "common sense".
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2013
#99